I liked the idea of fiasco as failure gone to church, ... How does that become a transcendent thing? And that morphed into the different mini-themes.

I wanted to make a comment on the obsession with success and failure that we see a lot in America.

Claire literally saves his life. And to me there's no better story to tell than how someone can process a knock. A hero is someone who turns their disappointment into a greater opportunity. This woman helps him on the path.

The question is where do we go from here? The answer is -- life.

Say Anything . . .

I've taken that road trip,